Son of the Oracle
A novel by Tsihugwa Kikuyu
I started writing this book…
…in 2007 after having had the idea swirling in my head for over 20 years. One reason I did not start writing was a discouragement from a teacher in high school who was filling in for my regular English teacher. We were studying poetry and so I went home and wrote a poem which I thought was good. When I showed it to the teacher, he brushed it off saying, "Forget that." He did not even look at it. I never made another attempt at writing until I started on this book.
For this I have to thank a young seminary professor who mentioned in passing that I wrote my papers well and she was sure I would one day become a writer. I did not take her words to heart till 2005 when I took up work with a large corporation. The work was very routine with little room for creativity. Having worked in television production, I was desperate to find something creative to do. That's when I started writing and soon, the ideas began to flow as a pattern took hold. As with every writer, there were dry spells and periods of struggle but I stuck with it and the result is my debut novel, Son of the Oracle. I wrote it for you to enjoy. I hope you will.